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THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox, on behalf of the Executive Council, is proud to honour the late Jennifer Landry, who has been posthumously awarded the 2021 Police Services Hero of the Year Community Role Model Award for her outstanding service in communities across northern Ontario. “Jennifer was an…

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Walter Naveau supports families and communities calling for immediate action on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People, as the National Action Plan was announced today. “Let us all remember the countless we can’t forget, those who are missing and gone –…

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN)’s Executive Council expresses heartfelt condolences following the passing of former Fort Albany First Nation Chief, NAN Elder, and Canadian Ranger Abraham Metatawabin: “On behalf of Nishnawbe Aski Nation we send our love and prayers to Abraham’s family and the entire community of Fort Albany First Nation. Abraham was…

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox, on behalf of the Executive Council, expresses heartfelt condolences following the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former British Columbia Indian Residential School: “We are very saddened to learn that the final resting place of so many innocent children have…

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Walter Naveau has acknowledged today’s release of the province’s Strategy in Response to the Final Report on the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls as a significant contribution to a National Action Plan. “On behalf of Nishnawbe Aski Nation I acknowledge…